Keeping himself firmly in title contention, Alex Lowes made several excellent overtakes on his way to an important P3 in t𒐪he Superpole Race.

Lowes pickedꦯ off Jonathan Rea on the penultimate lap after Remy Gardner opened the door𓆉 for the Kawasaki rider. 

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Then, Lowes used his pace advantage over the Yamaha in secꦺtors three and fou💯r to get close heading into the final chicane.

Late on the brakes, Lowes got his ZX-10RR stopped just in time to claim his third podium of the season - Lowes’ other two podiums were victories at the season-opener in Phillip 🐎Island.

Speaking about the Superpole Race, Lowes said: “Yeah it was good. We used the SCQ tyre. There wasn’t much dry track time this weekend and I felt great at the start. I w🐠as able to make some passes.

“The ꦰspeed on the bike was good. Then, like everyone, the tyre didn’t quite last but I had a good battle with Jonathan [Rea] and Remy [Gardner] and wꦐas able to do the famous Assen last corner attack on Remy.

“It was nice to be back on the podium and a good way to start♚ the day.”

In Race 2, Lowes got a poor start ꦫwhich made his recovery very difficult as the riders ahead of him were all setting similar lap times.

Lowes, who had previously finished every race so far in 2024, then collided with former team-mate Rea which led to him retiring f😼rom the race.

“I crashed,”👍 admitted Lowes. “I crashed on the inside when trying to pass him. I could see he was dropping from the group.

“I struggled aꦏt the start with the X tyre but after three or four laps I felt stro🤡ng. I tried to make the pass at turn one but it’s a corner that really tightens up and you can go wide, or take another rider wide.

“I just tried to squ✅eeze the brake to make the apex and crashed by myself. But because I was in a position trying to pa🦹ss him he had nowhere to go.

“Nothing to do with him. It 💮was my fault🍒 and I apologised to him. It was a mistake on my part.”